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PORTER L. sWORD AND OHARLEs' D. sWoRD, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO,- AS- sIeNo s TO RAOHEL A. sWORD AND FANNY D. sWoRD, F SAME PLACE.

HACK-TRUCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Application filed June 22, 1887.

I To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, PORTER L. SWORD and CHARLEs D. SWORD, citizens of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Guyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hack- Trucks; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to improvements in hack-trucks, and is designed more especially for conveying new brick upon the hackingboards from the press to the kiln, thus avoiding repeated handling, as is required where such a conveyance is not used; but the carrier here shown and described may be found convenient for other purposes in a brickyard, or for carrying tiles and the like in other lines-of manufacture.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of our hack-truck, and Fig. 2 is a view showing one form of hack in which the bricks are laid on the side on separate boards. Fig. 3 is another form of hack in which the bricks are laid on edge or cobbed upon a single board. Fig.- 4 is a longitudinal section of the truck, and Fig. 5 a rear elevation thereof.

As shown here, the device is provided with a rectangular frame, A, mounted on the short spindles b of the wheels B by means of the metal brackets G, fixed rigidly to said frame, but turning freely on the wheel-spindles. The form or construction of the frame is not material, provided it be adapted for the attachment and operation of the mechanism hereinafter described.

On the inner ends of the short spindles b are sleeves D, having rigid therewith crank-arms d, provided with perforated shoulders d about I midway of their length, and extensions d above the shoulders.

.E represents the lifting and carrying hooks,

Patent No. 380,062, dated March 27, 1888 Serial No. 242.089, (No model.)

beneath the point of suspension. A link, F, 0 connects the upper end of the hook with the crank-arms at the offset or shoulders d. The hooks E may be connected with each other by rods, and have guide-rods g g, by.which they areheld in working position. 5 H is a rock-shaft mounted on the front of the frame A, in convenient reach of the operator. This shaft has a handle, h, and short arms h, which are connected by rods with the extended ends d of the arms d.

The operation is as follows: A load of brick being placed on the hacking-boards in the manner familiar to men skilled in the art, the cart or truck is placed at the side of the pile and the hooks run under the same. lever h is then drawn forward until the crankarms d are carried slightly past a vertical center,which serves to raise the hooks and theirv load to sufficient height to clear the ground, and at the same time lock the mechanism in the elevated position. When the load is to be discharged, a reverse movement of the lever h effects the operation, and the carriage is ready to go back and be unloaded. If preferred, a ratchet or other suitable locking mechanism may be connected with the rock-shaft H, and there may be also variation in the toggle mechanism for raising and lowering the hooks, without departing from the spirit and scope of our invention. 7 8o It will be seen that the leverageobtained by means of the extended arm and link is very great, and but slight exertion is required upon the hand-lever to raise a heavy load of brick the ground till it is desired to drop it, which may be done instantly and the cart withdrawn. Again, the transverse position of the load be tween the wheels enables one load to be placed close to another on the grounds, the space left 0 between the several rows of. deposits being merely sufficient for the wheels of the cart to pass through.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Pat- 5 cut, is v 1. In a truck for carrying bricks, a pair of carriers having hook shaped shanks and The handle or 6 5 l and support it in an elevated position aboye straight carrying portions, substantially as shown, whereby the weight of the bricks is thrown centrally under the truck, in combimain frame supported upon brackets on the wheel-spindles, with a pair of hack-carriers suspended between the ends of the spindles on links connecting them with the crank-arms on the spindles, a connecting-rod between the ends of the carriers, and a rod and operating mechanism for raising and lowering the carriers, substantially as set forth.

4. In a hack-truck, a air of carriers having straightportions, as e and bent portion, as e, whereby the weight of the load may be thrown centrally beneath the point of suspension, in combination with rods connecting said carriers transversely, and supporting and lifting mechanism connecting the carriers with 0 the short spindles of the carrying-wheels, substantially as set forth.

PORTER L. SWORD. CHARLES D. SWORD.

Witnesses:

H. T. FISHER, WM. M. MONROE. 

